The Future Of Hurricanes

National Guard members wade through a flooded highway in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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Originally published on September 11, 2017 3:50 pm

Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey still filled the streets in Texas when Hurricane Irma blew ashore in Florida. As the latest storm moves toward North Carolina, Duke scientists explore whether these rare weather events are growing more frequent or more extreme. They also analyze how communities and governments can become more resilient.

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Host Frank Stasio speaks with professor and oceanographer Susan Lozier and Martin Doyle, director of the Water Policy Program and professor about the science, policy and business of natural disasters.

Host Frank Stasio talks with oceanographer Susan Lozier, professor of earth and ocean sciences in Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, about whether climate change is to blame and what other weather events could occur as a result of changing ocean conditions.